1- Praying two raka’at out of shukr. The whole salah is a form of dhikr.

2- Doing Sajdah as Shukr. (see here: http://islamqa.com/en/ref/5110/Sajdat%20al-Shukr) This is an authentic sunnah of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.

Other duaas:

1- Narrated from A’ishah radi Allahu anha, “When the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam saw something that pleased him, he would say: Alhamdulillahil lathee bi ni’matihi tatimmus saalihaat, and when he saw something that displeased him, he would say: Alhamdulillah ‘alaa kuli haal. (Narrated in Sunan Ibn Maajah, classified as Saheeh according to Shaykh Albaani rahimahullah in Silsilatus Saheehah hadeeth 265)

الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ Alhamdulillahil lathee bi ni’matihi tatimmus saalihaat means: All praise and thanks are only for Allah, the One who, by His blessing and favor, perfected goodness/good works are accomplished.

الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ Alhamdulillah ‘alaa kuli haal means: All praise and thanks are only for Allah in all circumstances.

2- Duaa for completing a meal: http://www.makedua.com/display_dua.php?sectionid=66

3- Duaa for wearing a garment: http://www.makedua.com/display_dua.php?sectionid=2

4- Duaa when waking up: http://www.makedua.com/print_dua.php?duaid=3

Can anyone think of other duaas?

Jazakum Allahu khayran br Zubair for posting that duaa, you beat me to the khayr! InshaAllah I will post some more duaas in a few.

After (or before) fajr prayer:
أَللَّهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ، أَوْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ، فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ
allahumma maa asbaha bi min ni’matin, au bi ahadin min khalqik, fa minka wahdaka laa shareeka laka, falaka al-hamdu wa laka ash-shukr.

After ‘asr prayer:
أَللَّهُمَّ مَا أَمْسَى’ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ، أَوْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ، فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ
allahumma maa amsaa bi min ni’matin, au bi ahadin min khalqik, fa minka wahdaka laa shareeka laka, falaka al-hamdu wa laka ash-shukr.

Meaning:

“Oh Allah, what blessing I or any of Your creation have risen upon, is from You alone, without partner, so for You is all praise and unto You all thanks.”

* The two du’as mentioned above are the same except after fajr you say “asbaha” (morning), and after ‘asr you say “amsaa” (evening).

“Be grateful for what Allah ta’ala has given you and thank Him. Do hamd of Al Hameed. (Duaas for gratitude will be posted in the comments) How would we feel if we gave a load of cash to a homeless person who was in so much need of anything, yet they just took the money and didn’t even say thank you? We’d be angry, right?”

In a particular city of a particular Muslim country, there are beggars who will come up to you and say, holding a 6 month old child, look at me, i’m so poor, this poor kid is an orphan, give me money, give me money, i need clothes, the kid needs food…and what can you do but give?

but what happens after that? this person does not thank you, and on top of that insists you give more and more and more. even if you gave up to 100 pounds, they’ll insist they need more from you. and then other beggars will see this happening [the fact someone got something], and they will swarm you, insisting their rights for money from you, and will literally follow you down the street, maybe even for blocks, insisting you give them something.

look at this scenario:
- very poor person, clearly in a cycle of poverty, holding a kid born into poverty who is raised doing nothing but begging on the streets from childhood, and unfortunately [sooo sad], very likely to make this his or her [particularly her] living in adulthood.

- they beg of you, “i need this, i need this, give me this”…you give.

- then they DEMAND you give them more, without thanking you for giving the first time.

Obviously you don’t give for their thanks, but are not appreciative of their demand for more. Isn’t this just a little annoying?

Apply this scenario to our situation. Allah Musta’aan! How we are fuqara! And then we ask Allah and ask Allah and ask Allah… do we ever thank Allah ‘Azza wa Jall…especially where it counts most? in our heart and actions? Or do we just keep demanding for more, and then when we get it, show complete unappreciation?

but then there are those people on the streets who if you give them something small, they make dua for you and show how much they appreciate it…don’t you just want to give more to them?

so how about ALLAH the HIGHEST Example subhanahu wa ta’ala? that if we show some gratitude, as mentioned in the above verse in Surah Ibrahim, Allah will increase us! isn’t shukr worth it? May Allah give us thabat and make us of the shakireen AMEEN

jezakiAllahu khayran Sr Amatullah please keep posting these gems!